Battle of Shiloh

I don't think anyone knows the exact time it occurred at, but they do know a few things:

The date: April 6-7, 1862

The location: Hardin County, Tennessee

The result of the war: Union victory

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Confederate Commander Albert Sydney Johnston planned to stop and destroy Grant's Army which were advancing towards Corinth.

He succeeded in concentrating about 47,000 men at Corinth without Grant's inkling.

The battle plan was that of a devastating, sudden attack against the Federal Army, before it could be joined by Buell's Army coming up from Nashville. The Confederate right wing should try to envelope Grant's left wing pushing the Federals away from Pittsburg Landing westward, avoiding them to be supported by the gun boats' heavy artillery.

The strategic task was to prevent the Union from seizing Corinth and Memphis, interrupting the vital railroad Memphis- Corinth-Chattanooga-Knoxville-Lynchburg and extending the Union control on the Mississippi.

The offensive was at the beginning successful; some Union divisions were literally smashed but Grant, also tanks to the gallant behavior of his subordinate commanders and rank and files managed to overcome the dangerous situation. The Confederate's plan was frustrated, their field commander was killed and the way to the conquest of Mississippi Valley was secured.

In the early morning of April 6th, 1862, the rebels sprang on Grant's sleepy camp. This began the Battle of Shiloh, in which the Union Army gained greater control of the Mississippi River Valley. During the bloody two day battle, each side (Union, and Confederate) each gained and lost land...

The Battle of Shiloh was a major Union Victory in the "West" (Tennessee) It was a much needed victory for at the same time Robert E. Lee and the Confederates were doing well in the East (Virginia) so Grant's win at Shiloh was a morale boost. It also moved the Union closer to its "western goal" of gaining control of the Mississippi River thus "dividing and conquering the South". However, Shiloh also highlighted a weakness in Grant and his career suffered heavily following the battle of Shiloh. Confederate forces would have inevitably won Shiloh if backups from Sherman had not arrived, before this occurred the confederates were winning. Shiloh is also significant as it was one of the most deadly battles in American history.

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IMPROVEMENT.

Because the Confederates tried to stop Union advance towards Corinth and destroy or scatter Grant's Army of Tennessee by a surprise attack, sweeping them away from the strategic point of Pittsburg Landing before they were reinforced by Buell's Army of Ohio.

A Confederate victory would have restored the situation in favour of the Confederacy in Western Tennessee and also hindered the Union progresses along the Mississippi River.

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There was no complete state captured.

But the battle marked the end of Confederate ascendancy in Western Tennessee, and the state of Tennessee presently came to be regarded as a Union state.

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It was in Tennessee.

It was a Northern victory by Grant, and the Confederate cause in the West was lost after this. A year later the Mississippi was liberated.

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كان ألبرت جونستون قائدًا للقوات الكونفدرالية في معركة شيلوه.

The victory opened the way to the conquest of the strategic junction of Corinth,that the Confederates were no more able to defend because of the heavy losses suffered at Shiloh, and the further penetration in the Mississippi.

Yes. In the battle of Gettysburg Major General John Fulton Reynolds died. It was called "The Great Fall of Reynolds.

Surprise. The Union troops had set up camps around Pittsburg Landing and the Shiloh church. They had been there for some time and did not see any Confederates. The day before the battle, General Sherman reported that there were no Confederates as far as Corinth, MS. Early on the morning of 6 April, the Confederates attacked and overan Sherman's camp before they had time to organize a solide defense at the Sunken Road. Oops. I answered that wrong---that was the Confederates Advantage not DisAdvantage. The Confederates had to advance on Shiloh through trackless forrests. There had been heavy rains and the artillery lagged far behind the infantry. The Union arrived by troop ships that came down the Tennessee River. General Johnston requested 400 rail cars to move his men to Corinth but got only 160. The Confederates lead by General Johnston tried to bring reinforcements together from various States and areas. Many had suffered defeats at Forts Donnelson and Henry. Most of Tennessee had been taken over by Union troops, including the capitol of Nashville. Some troops did not want to serve under a different commander. The Confederates at Shiloh lacked modern rifles. Some still used flintlock rifles. Col. Zachariah Deas paid $28,000 to outfit the 22nd Alabama Regiment with Enfiled rifles. The 6th & 9th Kentucky Regiments exchanged muskets for Enfields after capturing enemy camps. Some Confederate regiments had not been trained for battle. They had just organized and were issued uniforms and rifles, but this was also true for the Union. The Confederate generals knew they had to act fast and attack Grant's Army of Tennessee before it could be reinforced with Buell's Army of Ohio.

The most difficult problem Grant faced was finding a way to outflank the city. After having two direct assaults repulsed, he took a circuitous route by crossing to the far side of the river and marching his troops to a point well below the city before recrossing and coming up on the enemy's rear. Failing to take the city by storm again, he bombarded and starved it into submission.

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The Battle of Shiloh created a huge number of casualties for both sides. The Confederate killed, wounded and missing came to 10, 609 troops. On the Union side total casualties came to 13,047. Northern critics were hard on General Grant. Some wanted his removal. Reportedly, President Lincoln defended him as a man who could fight. This was not sound reasoning. Grant had escaped losing the battle by pure luck. Irregardless of Lincoln, Grant's supervising general, Henry Halleck took charge of Grant's army and followed the Rebels to Corinth Mississippi. Only when Halleck was promoted to general in chief, did Grant have his army returned to him.

The US Civil War Battle of Shiloh took place just off of Pittsburg Landing which lay on the Tennessee River. The Confederate state of Tennessee was its Southern location.

The total causalities for the three days of combat was about 51,000. Of that number approximately 3100 Union soldiers and 3900 Confederate soldiers were killed outright on the battle field. (Livermore, Numbers and Losses of the Civil War). The rest were wounded. Another 10,000 from both sides were captured. The breakdown per day is problematic given the confusion of the battle. The true count will never be known. As late as 2005 skeletal remains were still being found in the Culps Hill Area.

Under the orders of Major General Henry W. Halleck, both generals US Grant and Don Carlos Buell were ordered to Pittsburg Landing in April of 1862. It was clear to Major General Halleck, who commanded Union forces in the Western Theater, that US Grant had been caught by surprise by the Rebels at Shiloh. If Buell's army did not reinforce Grant the night before the second day of battle at Shiloh, the Rebels would have been the victors there. With that said, Buell did indeed arrive in time to reinforce Grant. The now badly outnumbered Rebels were forced into retreat on day two of the battle. While "history" gives the victory to General Grant, his superior officer, General Halleck did not. He immediately left his base in St. Louis to take charge of Union forces after Shiloh. Halleck believed Grant had made a terrible error. Only when Halleck was called to Washington DC to become the new general in chief, did Grant regain his army.

Ended Confederate supremacy in Western Tennessee, and prepared the way for the liberation of the Mississippi.

Also the Confederates' best General, Sidney Johnston, had been killed there, before he could have pulled-off any great tactical strokes.

No, he was not involved in this battle. General Albert Sidney Johnston was the commander of the Confederate forces. Robert E. Lee had not yet reached his revered status as the Souths consummate general. In fact he would not take command of the Army of Northern Virginia until June 1, 1862 and was serving as a military adviser to Jefferson Davis at the time of the Shiloh battle.

The surprise attack against the Union position at Pittsburg Landing was led by Major General Albert S. Johnston. Johnston was killed in the first day of the battle and General PT Beauregard took his place. On the second day of the battle, Union General Don Carlos Buell, who had landed in the evening reinforced the Union's army under General US Grant. PT Beauregard realized on day two of the battle that the Confederates were badly outnumbered and led the Rebel retreat to Corinth, Mississippi.

The Battle of Shiloh was significant because it could have been a massive victory for the Confederacy. However, with its loss and the immense number of deaths on each side, leaders began to realize that the war would not be over quickly. As a result of the Battle of Shiloh, Union General Ulysses S. Grant was able to take control of the Memphis-Charleston Railroad, and later Vicksburg, which resulted in gaining control of the Mississippi River, which cut off three Confederate states from the other eight on the east side of the River.

The results of Shiloh also had US Grant take the position that in the aftermath of this battle, the South was not going to be able to effectively field armies. This was not correct, however, it seemed to make sense at the time.